Several airline services found in Italy

August 30, 2017

Several airline services found in Italy

Alitalia: This airline is the flag airline of the country. It mainly operates from the airports of Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Rome and from Linate Airport, Milan. The airlines also operate from Naples and Palmero. The company has faced several bankruptcies in the past and was officially relaunched in 2009. It had declared being bankrupt again in 2017, and they had to cancel May of their flight routes. As of now a company called EasyJet is speculating on buying it. The most planes in their fleet are either Airbus A319-100 or Airbus A320-200.

Air Italy is owned by the company Meridiana and also sports their logo. They are mainly based in Milan and provide both international and national service extensively. It was formed in 2005. The company’s fleet includes aircraft like Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, etc.

Air Dolomiti works regionally in Italy. They operate from Munich Airport, Germany. Lufthansa is the current owner of the company and the flights mainly take a back and forth journey from Munich. The airline was formed in 1989, and in 2003 Lufthansa acquired 100% of it. The company has a fleet of 10 aircraft’s all of which are Embraer 195.

Minstral Air is one of the airlines that provide charter service and is mainly based in the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airports. It was established in 1981, and its 75% share was owned by Poste Italiane. The airline also flies Pilgrims to cities like Lourdes, Fatima, etc. The fleet consists of 8 planes among which 4 are ATR 72-500.

Italy also has some small airlines like Alidaunia which operates for helicopters, Blue Panorama Airlines, Ernest Airlines and Cargolux Italia.

There are also several airlines which come from other countries to serve the passengers. It has been said that the country needs better air service. Italy along with its beauty has also provided airlines so that their people can go out too. We always need to keep in mind the importance of airlines and also the trust that we give them. One should always choose the airline service wisely before getting a ticket.